Definitions
Concepts
Behavior Change
Stress Management
Diversity
100

Professional Empathy

What is when a health and fitness professional demonstrates understanding and acceptance towards the client?

100

These type of questions invite clients to give the professional more information, tell their stories, and paint a broader picture.

What are open ended questions?

100

Any bodily movement, especially movement involving large muscle groups and an elevated (above resting) level of energy expenditure

What is physical activity?

100

Mindfulness

What is focusing on the present moment and breathing, and practicing nonjudgmental awareness of one’s physical and psychological experience?

100

Cultural Awareness

What is when people notice the external signs indicating that another person may be from a different cultural background?

200

Valence

What are moods categorized into?

200

Scope of Practice

What is  a Health and fitness professional must adhere strictly to the guidelines of their certification?

200

A type of physical activity performed with the intention of improving physical fitness and/or sport performance.

What is exercise?

200

Smoking, drinking alcohol, binge eating.

What are maladaptive ways to deal with stress?

200

In resource-rich countries, rates of obesity tend to be highest among these groups.

What are most disadvantaged?

300

Sedentary Lifestyle

What is doing too much sitting?

300

Do NOT do this to learn about clients’ backgrounds.

Make assumptions.

300

Exercise Adherence

What is following, and not dropping out of, an exercise program?

300

To change or eliminate the source of stress or deal with a problem directly, use this type of coping strategy

What is problem focused?

300

Err on the side of being polite, ask client permission before touching them, and wear modest clothing. 

What are ways that health and fitness professionals can try to display professional behavior at all times and be culturally sensitive?

400

Self- Regulation

What is ability to control one's behavior, emotions, and thoughts in the pursuit of long-term goals?

400

Planning Fallacy

What is when people consistently underestimate the time, money, and energy required to accomplish their goals?

400

Examples of self-monitoring.

What are journaling, tracking, and recording?

400
Three physical symptoms of stress.

What are increased heart rate, dilated pupils, increased respiration, increased perspiration, and tensed muscles?

400

Acronym that is used for the variable that includes influence from a person’s income level, employment variables, and education level.

What is SES?

500

A possible negative effect of exercise. 

What is compulsion?

500

Suggestions for exercise when a client is short on time and needs to reduce stress.

What are exercising with a friend, finding an enjoyable activity, encourage present moment awareness, and viewing as exercise as a break?

500

An example of an affirmation, a statement that reinforce clients’ strengths and accomplishments or indicate that they are making progress.

Answers will vary.

500

One way exercise manages stress.

What is reduces negative mood states, enjoyable, etc?

500

The phenomenon created by poverty in the richer countries encouraging obesity.

What is the obesity poverty paradox?

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